- National Research Centre Forum
- Opawica Explorations - Looks to Move Towards Production
- From Dream to Reality: Path of an Entrepreneur
- 13,000 Years of Mi'kmaw History to be Documented
- Yukon Government - Building Treatment Focused Correc[...]
- Brett Resources: Built on Trust and Good Faith
- Native Women's Association of Canada
Partnerships
Feb
EMS and HFHE partner to provide affordable home ownership to Métis families
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Elizabeth Métis Settlement, Alberta – History was made as Habitat for Humanity Edmonton (HFHE) and the Elizabeth Métis Settlement (EMS) officially joined forces to provide affordable homes for Métis families on the settlement. Habitat’s program is about home ownership, and the families will need to meet certain eligibility criteria to qualify for the program. Skyrider Developments will build three of the four duplexes and provide the duplexes at a greatly reduced rate to EMS who will then donate the homes to HFHE. The fourth duplex will be built by HFHE who will oversee all the interest-free mortgage payments that all eight families will pay and will reinvest those mortgage payments back into more Habitat homes for Métis families.
“The Elizabeth Métis Settlement and Habitat Edmonton have been discussing how we can make a partnership work for many years,” said Alfred Nikolai, President & CEO, HFHE. “I’m so pleased that as of today there is an opportunity for Métis families to build equity in their home and future.”
To read more visit the NationTalk website.
Dec
UN will conduct Inquiry on Behalf of Aboriginal Women
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011UN Will Conduct Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada
(Ottawa) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has decided to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and girls across Canada. The Committee, composed of 23 independent experts from around the world, is the UN’s main authority on women’s human rights. The Committee’s decision was announced today by Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), and Sharon McIvor of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA).
The inquiry procedure is used to investigate what the Committee believes to be very serious violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. In January and in September 2011, faced with the continuing failures of Canadian governments to take effective action in connection with the murders and disappearances, FAFIA and NWAC requested the Committee to launch an inquiry. Canada has signed on to the treaty, known as the Optional Protocol to the Convention, which authorizes the Committee to investigate allegations of “grave or systematic” violations of the Convention by means of an inquiry. Now that the Committee has formally initiated the inquiry, Canada will be expected to cooperate with the Committee’s investigation.
“FAFIA and NWAC requested this Inquiry because violence against Aboriginal women and girls is a national tragedy that demands immediate and concerted action,” said Jeannette Corbiere Lavell. “Aboriginal women in Canada experience rates of violence 3.5 times higher than non-Aboriginal women, and young Aboriginal women are five times more likely to die of violence. NWAC has documented the disappearances and murders of over 600 Aboriginal women and girls in Canada over about twenty years, and we believe that there may be many more. The response of law enforcement and other government officials has been slow, often dismissive of reports made by family members of missing women, uncoordinated and generally inadequate.”
For additional information and to view the UN backgrounder press releases, visit the NationTalk website.
Dec
PDAC International Convention
Monday, December 12th, 2011Only going to one mining investment show this year? Make it this one.
PDAC International Convention, Trade Show & Investors Exchange is the world’s leading Convention for people, companies and organizations in, or connected with, mineral exploration.
The four-day annual Convention held in Toronto, Canada has grown in size, stature and influence since it began in 1932 and today is the event of choice for the world’s mineral industry. In addition to meeting over 1,000 exhibitors, 27,700 attendees from 120 countries it allows you the opportunity to attend technical sessions, short courses as well as social and networking events.
PDAC 2012 – Where the world’s mineral industry meets! .
For further information visit the PDAC website.
